Summer Transfer Gossip.

[The Rock]

Well I suppose nothing will happen over this weekend.
So we got 5 days next week and that's it.
I think Parker is going with the centre backs we already have.

Lets hope we don't lose 3-0 with 70% possession oh but if it weren't for those 3 back wayward passes! This messageboard will blow up if so.

[@jolslover]

I really rate Bielik! would have loved him .. Maybe not at that price but in today's market if he does well they could easily sell him for more - and I think he will

[fulhamben]

Man Utd agree £80m deal for Leicester defender

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48989647

I will give everyone a break from the TK bashing and say, quite confidently, that this transfer is at least 5x worse than anything we've done in the last few years. I would honestly rather have Denis Odoi. 

thank God you are not in charge of our transfers then, he is a fantastic centre back

Very good centre back but they've massively overpaid.

everyone seems to be massively over paying at the moment. Apart from when we sell players that is

[grandad]

Man Utd agree £80m deal for Leicester defender

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48989647

I will give everyone a break from the TK bashing and say, quite confidently, that this transfer is at least 5x worse than anything we've done in the last few years. I would honestly rather have Denis Odoi. 

thank God you are not in charge of our transfers then, he is a fantastic centre back

Very good centre back but they've massively overpaid.

everyone seems to be massively over paying at the moment. Apart from when we sell players that is

Remind me who we have sold this window.

[ealex40]

Well I suppose nothing will happen over this weekend.
So we got 5 days next week and that's it.
I think Parker is going with the centre backs we already have.

Window closes at 5pm on Thursday, August 8, so 4 days next week, to sign a few?

[BestOfBrede]

Man Utd agree £80m deal for Leicester defender

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48989647

I will give everyone a break from the TK bashing and say, quite confidently, that this transfer is at least 5x worse than anything we've done in the last few years. I would honestly rather have Denis Odoi. 

thank God you are not in charge of our transfers then, he is a fantastic centre back

Very good centre back but they've massively overpaid.

everyone seems to be massively over paying at the moment. Apart from when we sell players that is

Remind me who we have sold this window.

I think Ben is talking about the fact that we seem a soft touch in a few cases!
For example, spuds waiting until the last minute, as per usual, to get a sale price!
In this years case- Sess..... we want 40ish mill and they are only prepared to offer 15-20, apparently!

[Tabby]

Given what people on here keep arguing, anything more than £10 million for Sess would be them massively overpaying.

[FFC1987]

Given what people on here keep arguing, anything more than £10 million for Sess would be them massively overpaying.

I couldn't find one quote from anyone suggesting hes not worth at least 10m. Calling BS.

[mkras99]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7315605/Tottenham-close-30m-capture-Fulham-defender-Sessegnon-talks-continue-Fernandes.html

[fulhamben]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7315605/Tottenham-close-30m-capture-Fulham-defender-Sessegnon-talks-continue-Fernandes.html

got to feel sorry for spurs if they sign sessignion for 30 million, if they think he is a defender.

[Roberty]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7315605/Tottenham-close-30m-capture-Fulham-defender-Sessegnon-talks-continue-Fernandes.html

Even we haven't paid that much for an injured player

[grandad]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7315605/Tottenham-close-30m-capture-Fulham-defender-Sessegnon-talks-continue-Fernandes.html

Only half the story as per usual from the Mail. Sess is not featuring as he is recovering from an injury & not pending a transfer.

[Sting of the North]

I think Ben is talking about the fact that we seem a soft touch in a few cases!
For example, spuds waiting until the last minute, as per usual, to get a sale price!
In this years case- Sess..... we want 40ish mill and they are only prepared to offer 15-20, apparently!

Wouldn't it be better to use an actual example of us being a soft touch, rather than one that is as far as we know just made up?

[Statto]

I think Ben is talking about the fact that we seem a soft touch in a few cases!
For example, spuds waiting until the last minute, as per usual, to get a sale price!
In this years case- Sess..... we want 40ish mill and they are only prepared to offer 15-20, apparently!

Wouldn't it be better to use an actual example of us being a soft touch, rather than one that is as far as we know just made up?

Well we've hardly got great deals for the players that have left so far, Anguissa and Seri. Allowing for inflation, we should probably have got £25m-£30m for each of them. We've got nothing at this stage (except maybe small loan fees) and whilst we don't know what fees they'll eventually go for, I don't believe either of the clubs they've gone to has ever paid £20m for a player.

Of course there's an argument that we've loaned them with the intention of bringing them back in a year or two, but I don't believe that's true, or if it is true, it would be another massive error IMO. This season, they had their chance to get exactly what they needed, more experience of the English league, and either we or they have turned down that opportunity. The idea that if we do go back up, we'll repeat exactly the same mistakes as last time by bringing those two back, seems absurd to me.

I expect both will be sold for fees around their book value, £15-20m, which from an accounting perspective at least mitigates any further damage, but it's not good business overall.

[Bracken White]

Some are saying Callum Chambers not in Arsenal's plans & could go for £12M. Appears a decent price.

[Number Six]

Some are saying Callum Chambers not in Arsenal's plans & could go for £12M. Appears a decent price.

Would bite their hands off.

[AnOldBrownie]

I'm still curious what's in Manchester United's plans for Axel Tuanzebe...and what are his plans for his future at United.

Maguire
Lindeloff
Smalling
Jones


Tuanzebe can even play at RB....decent size.    There are better CBs out there...but maybe United would feel they owe us for Fosu Mensah and would do a loan with option to buy...hoping.


Anyway...who didn't already know Scott Parker wanted to keep Ryan.     The hammy pull was a blessing in disguise.

[the nutflush]

Some are saying Callum Chambers not in Arsenal's plans & could go for £12M. Appears a decent price.

Would bite their hands off.

Get the cheque book out right now Tony!

[Woolly Mammoth]

Some are saying Callum Chambers not in Arsenal's plans & could go for £12M. Appears a decent price.

No worries let's go for it, could solve more than one problem,

[grandad]

Chambers knows us, worked with SP, would fill more than one crucial position. Bite their hands off TK. Even if it is a loan.